Donald defends decision to play pace trio at New Road – Cricket News Update
Following a drawn affair at New Road against Worcester, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
The Proteas have started their tour in impressive fashion, winning the opening Test by a whopping innings and 12 runs, with their performance is described as one of the best ever in terms of an all-round, team display. After a relatively slow start to the first day, the tourists never put a foot wrong after that, and routed the no.1 ranked Poms by scoring 637 for 2 in reply to 385, and then 240.
The bowlers also displayed their daunting statures, with Steyn leading the pack with an impressive five-for to seal victory. Morne Morkel was also not far behind, claiming five in the match, followed by Philander with two, along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir, whose leg-spin also caught the English off-guard.
The gruelling nature of the modern-day cricketing schedule suggests that any break in between remains a blessing for players, especially fast men. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866. The trio bowled 29 overs combined in a bid to explore other wicket-taking ideas.
In stark contrast, their opponents decided that none of their bowlers will feature in the County circuit, despite managing just two wickets at Oval.
However, for Donald, the approach is justifiable as it keeps the bowlers confident and hungry for success.
"It's easy to say http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-c52110 or Morne should have a rest but I think momentum is a big thing, not only as a team but for the bowling group," Donald said. "It's important that we tick over, and get a few overs under the belt, not as much as in a Test match but just for a bit of confidence. When you are on a tour you always look for that confidence and form and we want to maintain that."
The second Test will be played at Headingley from the second of next month.
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